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Word: Glad
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
Old English glæd (originally in the sense ‘bright, shining’), of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse glathr ‘bright, joyous’ and German glatt ‘smooth’, also to Latin glaber ‘smooth, hairless’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡlad
Dialects: British English
Definition:
feeling pleasure or happiness
Short Definition:pleased or happy
Examples:- I'm really glad to hear that
- he was glad that Phyllis was gone
Word: Glad
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡlad
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make happy; please
Short Definition:make happy
Examples:- Albion's lessening shore could grieve or glad mine eye
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